Minor Transpacific

Triangulating American, Japanese, and Korean Fictions

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ID19940287
AuthorsDavid S Roh (corresponding author)
Year2021
Publication date2021-07-27
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueMinor Transpacific (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherStanford University Press (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1515/9781503628014
OpenAlexW4205860768
ISBN9781503628014
LanguageEN
Citations received7

There is a tendency to think of Korean American literature—and Asian American literature writ large—as a field of study involving only two spaces, the United States and Korea, with the same being true in Asian studies of Korean Japanese ( Zainichi ) literature involving only Japan and Korea. This book posits that both fields have to account for three spaces: Korean American literature has to grapple with the legacy of Japanese imperialism in the United States, and Zainichi literature must account for American interventions in Japan. Comparing Korean American authors such as Younghill Kang, Chang-rae Lee, Ronyoung Kim, and Min Jin Lee with Zainichi authors such as Kaneshiro Kazuki, Yi Yang-ji, and Kim Masumi, Minor Transpacific uncovers their hidden dialogue and imperial concordances, revealing the trajectory and impact of both bodies of work. Minor Transpacific bridges the fields of Asian studies and Asian American studies to unveil new connections between Zainichi and Korean American literatures. Working in Japanese and English, David S. Roh builds a theoretical framework for articulating those moments of contact between minority literatures in a third national space and proposes a new way of conceptualizing Asian American literature

American studies · Asian studies · China · Humanities · Minor (academic) · Political science · Sociology · Writ · Asian American and Pacific Histories · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Gender Studies · History · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Philosophy

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